Etymology

erythrocytometer

Today it means: A device for counting the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells) in a sample of blood. Full definition →

English erythrocyte ← Latin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós
  4. Ancient Greekἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós)
  5. Englisherythro-
  6. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  7. Latincyta
  8. Englisherythrocyte
  9. English todayerythrocytometer

From erythrocyte + -o- + -meter.

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